The story of Meifod and the sword of Italian hero Garibaldi
THERE is perhaps not much linking Meifod and the legendary Italian emancipator Guiseppe Garibaldi. However such had been Garibaldi’s respect for an English comrade, the village had, for a time been home to his sword and a gold bracelet and locket containing his hair and that of his wife, Anita. The gifts had been passed onto a Meifod resident, known as Harriet Luxmoore, the daughter of Colonel William Chambers, who had fought alongside Garibaldi in wars against Austria and the Bourbons in the unification of Italy in 1860. Chambers and Garibaldi had been friends and upon the end of t...
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